Where does “Fasanenhenne” come from?

Fasanenhenne (German) comes from German henne, from Middle High German henne, from Old High German henna, from Proto-Germanic *hannju, from Proto-Germanic hanjō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- — to sing.

Fasanenhenne (German): pheasant hen

Definitions

  1. pheasant hen

Ancestry of “Fasanenhenne”, step by step

Fasanenhenne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German henne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhennehen female chicken
2Middle High Germanhenne—
3Old High Germanhennahen
4Proto-Germanic*hannju—
5Proto-Germanichanjōhen
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂n-to sing

via German fasān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfasānpheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
2Middle High Germanfasān—
3Latinphāsiānuspheasant (bird)
4Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
5Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
6Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hannju →